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Bertha Schooler Sohn map collection
75 items. 3 folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of seventy-five maps depicting locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan.
Muriel H. Parry map collection
approximately 871 items. 871 folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of some 871 maps that are largely pictorial. Muriel H. Parry, a librarian for the U.S. State Department, compiled the maps and several were deaccessioned from the State Department's library. Formats in the collection include single map and maps in books, magazines, calendars, and advertisements. In addition, there are maps on napkins, gift cards, cloth, etc. Included are maps by Ernest Clegg, Richard Edes Harrison, Hal Shelton, Daniel K. Wallingford, MacDonald Gill, Chase Ernest Dudley, among others. Parry created a map that is part of the collection.
G.E. Mueller map collection
17 items. 17 maps. 1 map folders. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of 17 maps transferred from the G.E. Mueller papers, 1876-2012. Mueller collected tourist, road, and air route maps published between 1952 and 1983. Most maps show locations in Central America; other maps depict places in the United States and Europe. Mueller was an engineer, administrator of U.S. manned space flight program, and corporate executive.
Wallace R. Brode map collection
6 maps ; some color ; various sizes . -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Collection of 6 maps from the Wallace R. Brode Papers. The materials include maps of the 1936 Russian solar eclipse, a World War II bombing map of the Leuna works in Germany, tourist maps of Yugoslavia and Russia, and a U.S. State Department map showing areas restricted to travel by Soviet citizens.
David Cook Washington Post map collection
41 maps ; photocopied ; various . -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
Collection of 41 photocopied maps drawn by David Cook for the Washington Post from 1990 through 1995. Maps cover national and international events. Some maps are proofs and contain suggested edits.
Tasker Howard Bliss collection of World War I maps and related materials
270-plus pieces, chiefly maps : some colored ; various sizes . -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The map collection was amassed by General Tasker Howard Bliss (1853-1930) during his World War I military service and then as a U.S. representative to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.
Charles B. Peterson III road map collection, 1911-2007
14,476 maps in 151 boxes (67.2 linear ft.) and 7 index card boxes (2.8 linear ft.). -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The Charles B. Peterson III road map collection contains maps collected by Charles B. Peterson III dating from 1911 to 2007. The maps cover locations in the United States, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Peterson, as a child, began collecting maps from gas service stations and later wrote letters to publishers, in which he requested maps. Peterson described each map on 3 x 5 inch index card. The index cards are part of the collection and housed in seven boxes.
Gifford Pinchot map collection
7 items. 1 folder. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection consists of 7 maps from the nineteenth century. Five maps depict locations in Europe and two maps depict loctions in the United States. Eleven other items are cataloged separately. Consult the finding aid for more information.
Solomon Mullin World War II map collection
34 items. 23 maps. 11 textual documents. -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The Solomon Mullin World War II map collection contains 23 photostats of annotated flak maps of Western Europe that depict German anti-craft fire upon American bombers from July 1944 to April 1945. Additional war records include six of Solomon Mullin's individual flight records, five documents related to his military service, and a receipt of donation.
Ian Mumford World War II cartographic intelligence reports collection
9 cartographic reports . 91 aerial photographs . 3 manuals . 1 box (.4 linear ft). -- Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The collection contains nine British intelligence cartographic reports created during World War II. The areas covered by the reports include Germany, Italy, and France, among other places in Europe. The reports are supplemented with aerial photographs and are arranged by sortie number. The collection also contains three British government manuals, which include maps, that relate to the history of the British Ordnance Survey.